The Tommy Banks Show

The Tommy Banks Show is a Canadian variety and talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1974.

The Tommy Banks Show
Genre	variety
Written by	Colin MacLean
Presented by	Tommy Banks
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
Production
Producer	Don McRae
Production locations	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Running time	30-60 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	29 December 1971 (1971-12-29) – 1974 (1974)

Premise

This Edmonton-produced series was recorded in the Student Union Theatre at the University of Alberta, featuring guests from Canada and other nations. On one episode, the visitors were musician Bruce Cockburn and nutritionist Adelle Davis. The series was broadcast locally in Edmonton until it was distributed nationally on CBC in 1971. Some guests have included leaders from the Church of Satan and the Canadian operations of the Ku Klux Klan.^[1]

Scheduling

This series was broadcast over three seasons as follows:^[2]

Day	Time	Season run	Notes
Wednesdays	10:30 p.m.	29 December 1971 to 5 April 1972	30 minutes
Saturdays	10:00 p.m.	15 July to 9 September 1972	60 minutes
Fridays	10:30 p.m.	22 September 1972 to 18 May 1973	30 minutes
Wednesdays	10:30 p.m.	10 October 1973 to 9 January 1974	30 minutes
Thursday	9:00 p.m.	16 May 1974	30 minutes
Fridays	7:30-8:00 p.m.	21 Jun-2 Aug 1974	rebroadcast, 30 minutes

References

1. "Tommy Banks Aids CBC In Building Pop Shows". Billboard. 30 September 1972. p. C-54.
2. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "The Tommy Banks Show". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Television portal
• Canada portal

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Tommy Banks Show". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.